WORCESTER — Igor I. Busanet was apparently gunned down in front of his children, following a fight that occurred moments before at Roberto Clemente Field.

Mr. Busanet, 28, was shot at 205 Constitution Ave. around 9 p.m. Sunday, and later died from his wounds at the hospital.

Mr. Busanet's friends and family gathered Monday in the Great Brook Valley housing complex to mourn him.

Candles and pictures adorned the sidewalk as people hugged or stared ahead. Chalk memorials were written on the brick walls of a nearby apartment, a wood fence, and a Dumpster. Cars were parked nearby with windows covered in condolences.

His sister, Alegna Busanet, said her brother was an outgoing person with a lot of friends and a lot of family. He grew up in Great Brook Valley. He had children, and also had a brother.

"He cared about a lot of people," Ms. Busanet said. "He was always there for people."

Mr. Busanet was gunned down in front of his sons, according to one woman.

Moments before the shooting, a fight occurred at the ballfield, near the housing complex. Mr. Busanet allegedly told those in the fight they should stop because children were around, according to a witness.

He was shot a short time later.

"They just had to see his dad get shot up," said Shayra Caez, whose cousin dated the victim. "He just started running."

Police have been interviewing witnesses and pursuing leads since soon after the first call came in, at 9 p.m. Sunday. While police have not confirmed the victim's name, it was confirmed by relatives at the scene today.

"Detectives are also focusing on a large fight that occurred earlier in the evening at Roberto Clemente Field," police said in a news release. "They are investigating whether or not the altercation is related to this incident. "

Another resident of the complex saw the fight at the baseball field.

"Everyone was fighting and they brought it right back over here," said the woman, standing a few feet from the scene of the shooting.

She believed the victim was arguing with a woman and two other men. The woman said she then saw men walking into the complex with baseball bats. Shortly after, the victim was shot.

Police investigators were in the complex Monday morning, combing through a grassy area as they looked for evidence.

As the investigators worked, children played in the courtyard, not far from the blood-stained sidewalk.

Worcester police received a report of gunshots around 9 p.m. Sunday. The shots were in the area of Constitution Avenue.

" When officers got to the scene, they were notified by dispatchers that a gunshot victim had just arrived at a local hospital," police said. "The 28-year-old victim was later pronounced dead."

People living in the complex said a woman living not far from the shooting took the victim to the hospital.